NW Georgia News

There were 1,558 fifth grade students enrolled in Catoosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Ringgold Elementary School welcomed the largest number of fifth grade students among county schools, registering 314 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Catoosa County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in kindergarten.

Statewide, Catoosa County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 20,149 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 36th the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ringgold Elementary School	314	35.5%	885
Battlefield Elementary School	293	34.3%	855
Graysville Elementary School	210	17.7%	1,185
Boynton Elementary School	204	17.6%	1,156
West Side Elementary School	169	18.2%	929
Tiger Creek Elementary School	153	17.4%	877
Woodstation Elementary School	128	17.4%	734
Cloud Springs Elementary School	87	15.7%	553
Battlefield Primary School	0	0%	836
Ringgold Primary School	0	0%	905